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EU-India trade talks must stop
Civil society groups today urged the European Commission and Indian Government to halt free trade negotiations, scheduled to continue in Delhi tomorrow
EALA heeds Mkapa’s call on Epa agreement
Partner states of the East African Community (EAC) should not rush to seal partnership deals with the European Union until sticky issues are sorted out, the East African Legislative Assembly has cautioned.
EU-Asia summit boosts calls for free trade pacts
Europe hopes trade pacts with Asia will allow it to impose environmental and anti-counterfeiting rules to secure European dominance of technology sectors and guarantee intellectual property when European firms invest abroad.
Japan eyes free trade deal with EU but says bloc divided
Japan hopes to follow in the footsteps of South Korea by striking a free trade deal with the EU but said Monday the 27-nation bloc remains divided about embracing the Asian economic powerhouse.
Tomato protectionism
The agriculture Ministers of independent Spanish Islands (Valencia, Canary and Maurice) are asking The European Parliament to freeze and suspend the trade agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning tomatoes and dairy products.
Call for International Week of Action against EU-India FTA
We are calling for an international week of joint action from 4 October 2010 to 9 October 2010 to call upon the Government of India to reject the EU-India FTA, especially the provisions relating to intellectual property rights and investment.
PM set to launch Malaysia-Europe FTA talks on the sidelines of ASEM
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is scheduled to launch the Europe-Malaysia FTA negotiations on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) next week in Brussels.
EU-Central America FTA (2010)
The texts as they were agreed to at the final negotiation round in Madrid on 16-18 May 2010, now going through legal scrubbing.
People living with HIV call out EU hypocrisy on MDGs as it pushes FTAs
People living with HIV call out EU hypocrisy on Millennium Development Goals as it forces its trade agreements on developing countries, seizes generic drugs and negotiates ACTA
EU must scale back Africa trade plans: minister
The European Union must scale back plans to protect its industries if it wants to seal a long-deadlocked trade deal with southern African states, South Africa's trade minister said Tuesday.